| What is an Audio Book? | | | | The cassette tape format for audio books currently |
| Educators are constantly innovating and modifying the | | | | take about 40% of the audio books sold and |
| way lessons are taught to children. The challenges of | | | | purchased through the market, according to estimates. |
| physical handicap like blindness is now overcome with | | | | Some people still cannot let go of their old cassette |
| the emergence of new education strategies. | | | | tape players. For some people, cassette tapes are |
| An audio book is an alternative form of books. From | | | | more convenient and are less stressful to play. That is |
| the word 'audio', you could almost instantly tell that | | | | because cassette tape players are far more simple in |
| audio books involve the task of listening. Indeed, it is | | | | structure and function than CD players. |
| true. | | | | Cassette tapes are also more durable because they |
| Audio books are actually books that are read aloud | | | | do not easily break even if dropped to the floor. |
| and recorded. Through audio book, a person who is | | | | The fastest growing segment of format typse for |
| not literate can also enjoy the content and the | | | | audio books is the downloadable type. Downloadable |
| knowledge contained in a given book. | | | | audio books are the most convenient of them all, |
| Authors and publishers now recognize the advantage | | | | because the book is stored virtually or online. However, |
| of translating published books into audio books. | | | | many people still find it hard to download contents |
| Published works are intended to reach the audience | | | | from the Internet, because they are not familiar using |
| and impart knowledge. | | | | the online media. |
| Audio books facilitate for the rolling out of such content | | | | Downloadable audio books make up about 6% of the |
| and knowledge contained in a book to a wider scope | | | | overall global audio market. But the popularity of the |
| of audience. | | | | downloadable audio book is rapidly rising because |
| Unabridged and abridged | | | | people form around the world can easily download |
| Audio books can be abridged or unabridged. In | | | | contents from a Web site. The modern age is also |
| publishing, you know that unabridged books are | | | | becoming more and more inclined to the use if |
| published word for word, according to how the author | | | | computers. |
| exactly put words and sentences. | | | | Dramatization and know hows |
| Same goes for unabridged audio books. Unabridged | | | | Since audio books are heard, several producers have |
| audio books are read word for word from a published | | | | been employing voice talents to give life to the reading |
| book. No word or sentence has been omitted or | | | | of book contents. Thus, a novel can now be listened |
| altered. | | | | to, and can somehow be a form of entertainment with |
| Meanwhile, abridged audio books are the opposite. | | | | the dramatic effect of the recording. |
| When an audio book does not contain the exact | | | | Sometimes, audio book producers also hire famous |
| words used by the author in a book, or when some | | | | celebrities to read out the contents of the audio book. |
| parts are omitted or revised, it is certainly an abridged | | | | This is based on thinking that several people would |
| audio book. | | | | appreciate it more and would be more interested if an |
| CDs, cassettes and downloadable audio books | | | | audio book features the voice of their favorite |
| Since audio books are recorded content, publishers | | | | celebrity. |
| and makers can make use of the compact discs, the | | | | Audio books, aside from being academically useful, can |
| cassette tapes, or the online portal for Web | | | | also be used to teach people with the procedures and |
| downloading. | | | | processes recommended for the execution of a task. |
| Currently, CDs dominate the audio book format. It can | | | | Thus, simple know hows are better taught to the |
| be because CDs are now the 'in thing' when it comes | | | | target audience if the contents are read aloud than |
| to audio technology. Almost all music listeners now | | | | read. |
| listen to CDs played through CD players. | | | | Audio books are certainly useful because they make |
| Audio in CD format also can be easily stored or | | | | learning easier and more fun. The eyes won't be |
| carried along everywhere the owner goes. CDs also | | | | stressed and the listener can still perform other |
| have greater capacity and can be recorded with | | | | activities while learning and listening to the content of a |
| significantly longer duration, meaning more content can | | | | book. |
| be contained in a single CD. | | | | |